Black men and boys with fishing poles sit at the top of a log dam beside a building made of logs and stone. Below the dam, two white men in a boat with a paddle appear to be fixing the fishing line of one of the boys.
Air pollution; Rivers; Boats; Transportation; Military facilities
Address: River Road and Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A boat comes out of the covered shelter of the U.S. Coast Guard station. A man in a white cap is seated at the front of the boat and two men in dark uniforms are standing at the rear of...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
A boy sits at the wheel of an automobile on the shore of a river, probably the Kentucky River. A wooden ferry is moored in the water. Another automobile and an empty carriage are on the shore behind him. Title supplied by cataloger.
Three women sit in a convertible Model A Ford. The roof is up and two of the women sit in a rumble seat of the two-door car. The spare tire is attached to the rear of the car. A fourth woman is standing by the edge of a creek which flows under a...
Three women in fur-lined coats and tight-fitting hats are posed in front of a Model A Ford by a river. One of the women sits on the running board of the car. Leaves cover the ground, but the deciduous trees in the background still have leaves as...
Big Four Bridge; Rivers; Steamboats; Men; Women; Carriages & coaches; Boathouses; Piers & wharves; Waterfronts
Busy dock on the Ohio River. Three wharfboats line the shore and the City of Cincinnati steamboat is docked behind them. The City of Cincinnati steamboat traveled daily between Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. Several people and a horse...
The Pennsylvania Bridge can be seen in the behind the barge and coal station on the bank of the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky. Caption under photo reads, "River with Ice."
Boat & ship industry; Steamboats; Military facilities; Transportation; Bridges; Rivers
The City of Louisville was built in 1894 for trade between Louisville and Cincinnati. The U.S. Life Saving Station, or the U.S. Coast Guard, is next to the boat and the Big Four bridge in in the background. Caption under photo reads "Wharf in...
Boat & ship industry; Steamboats; Transportation; Military facilities; Rivers
A steamboat is coming in towards the bank of the Ohio River in winter. Ice is visible in the water. The U.S. Life Saving Station, or the U.S. Coast Guard, is in the background. Title supplied by caption under photo.
